Dad and Mountain Laurel

Mother Nature planted mountain laurel all over this property, and it is spectacular right now.

This is the biggest mountain laurel I have. It makes my dad look small, but he's 6 feet.

Dad was visiting, and since he is 92 and still carries a chainsaw in his trunk, just in case he wants to cut something – which he did last time he was here – I asked him to tell me the secret to a long, healthy life. He said diet and exercise help, but the most important thing is to choose the right parents.

Dad's laughing because I told him the blue pen in his pocket made him look like a nerdy engineer, and he should take it out.

More pearls of wisdom from dad, “The highway is faster, but I like winding along the back roads better; it’s more interesting.” and “You are never lost when there’s gas in the tank.” Who knew dad was such a profound philosopher.

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Dad really liked this view.

My friend Joe is a photographer, and he came to see the mountain laurel too. He spent a lot of time taking a picture of that last view. Joe knows some crazy camera voodoo, and in his picture the Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ in the front, the Clematis ‘Franziska Maria Evipo’ in the middle and the mountain laurel in the back are all in focus. Apparently it involves using a tripod and the mysterious camera settings that don’t have little explanatory pictures next to them. One day I’m going to take a photography class.

Joe took a picture kinda like this, only better. He said he liked the tree trunks.

These last pictures are part of the series ‘Spinning in the backyard’ where I stand in the middle of the backyard and spin around.